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he's one of the few to hold the title of university professor at harvard university. he's the chief at brigham and women's hospital in boston. his impact as a medical anthropologist spans the globe. he helped found partners in health to deliver health care in haiti in 1987. he was united stes deputy special voy for hait wh the earthquake of january 12, 2010 devastated the country. he serves as u.n. special advisor on community based medicine and lessons from haiti. his new book is called to repair the world. of speaks to the next ome of his most memorable speeches. speaking of speeches here is melinda gates giving the commencement at duke university on sunday where she spoke of him. >> i first met paul in 2003. i went to travel to his clinic in haiti. what struck me about that visit was, fir of all, it took us about... it took us so long to get the 100 yards from the vehicle to his clinic. and the reason for that was that paul introduced me to every single person along the way. every single person. and he introduced them by first and last name. he told me something ab
he's one of the few to hold the title of university professor at harvard university. he's the chief at brigham and women's hospital in boston. his impact as a medical anthropologist spans the globe. he helped found partners in health to deliver health care in haiti in 1987. he was united stes deputy special voy for hait wh the earthquake of january 12, 2010 devastated the country. he serves as u.n. special advisor on community based medicine and lessons from haiti. his new book is called to...
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not just the president. but the sad things fluctuate and reflect conditions of the world -- these things like to identify conditions of the world. >> boehner said it was may be time to look at subsidies. paul ryan says he agrees. i wonder if they would get in hot water for this. >> i don't think they will, because oil companies are pretty unpopular right now. john boehner is right, if gas is $6 a gallon, you do not want to be a library board trustee in poughkeepsie, new york running for reelection. it is going to be tough. it was $1.84 per gallon when the president took office, it is a $4 a gallon now. if it continues to double, that is a problem for everybody. >> ryan and some of the other republicans are running into the same problem as democrats running into the elections with mecare. the unions are dogging him as he goes around wisconsin.. >> what's interesting is i would have fought in the polling, it would be 3-1 against. it is adulate neck and neck, 49- 47, -- actually neck-and-neck, 49-47 who are aga
not just the president. but the sad things fluctuate and reflect conditions of the world -- these things like to identify conditions of the world. >> boehner said it was may be time to look at subsidies. paul ryan says he agrees. i wonder if they would get in hot water for this. >> i don't think they will, because oil companies are pretty unpopular right now. john boehner is right, if gas is $6 a gallon, you do not want to be a library board trustee in poughkeepsie, new york running...
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sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: the syria story will soon take another turn, maybe as soon as this weekend. the report from the usmed chemical weapons inspector saturday expected to be released shortly. shortly. leon panetta has a better idea than most what the report might say. he was in congress, before that he was the chief of staff at the white house. he's had some of the most important jobs in government. and he has been through crisis when things were, as you might say, needing the most wisdom that you could find anywhere because the decisions were hard and consequential so i'm especially pleased to have him join me this evening. wk. >> nice to be here, charlie. >> rose: how is life outside of washington? do you miss it? >> first of all, there is life outside of washington. >> rose: you didn't doubt that. >> not at all. >> rose: a man from california would never doubt that. >> it's great to be back in carmel county, in the monterey peninsula, back with my wife and boys and grandchildren, and w im doing some speaki
sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: the syria story will soon take another turn, maybe as soon as this weekend. the report from the usmed chemical weapons inspector saturday expected to be released shortly. shortly. leon panetta has a better idea than most what the report might say. he was in congress, before that he was the chief of staff at the white house. he's had some of the most important jobs in government. and he has...
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when the president sat in the situation room and waspresented with the evidence that of which qaddafi's statements were and intentionsere with respect to his opponents that are gather in a city of 700,000people they coast, he determined if we could do somethi about this we should and we did. and qaddafi is no longer. >> charlie: we are influenced by what the president of france had done? >> well no, i think this is a decision made bth president. >> charlie: we might have been prepared to go in regardless what transhad done. >> o. this is a very important point. what the the president decided is this. is that we were willing to back a military action if we could get a coalition together because we weren't going to do it unilaterally. we wouldn't put u.s. boots on the ground in another muslim country. we wanted to get arab participatio not just rhetorical participation and we did with the uae and 9 -- and the jordannian and we tried to put together a coalition. that evening when he was going through the analysis talked on the telephone with president tzar questisy and primsarkozy.he can p
when the president sat in the situation room and waspresented with the evidence that of which qaddafi's statements were and intentionsere with respect to his opponents that are gather in a city of 700,000people they coast, he determined if we could do somethi about this we should and we did. and qaddafi is no longer. >> charlie: we are influenced by what the president of france had done? >> well no, i think this is a decision made bth president. >> charlie: we might have been...
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what city is going to be under siege? you have to do both from the intelligence point of view, sit in the situation room and support policy and get really down and dirty in the field trying to get individuals. i thought we did pretty well, pretty well. >> rose: my understanding of your experience there and from what i know and i've read, is that bureaucracy and turf played a huge role in terms of conflict, and that leon panetta, as head of the c.i.a., take one example, did not want the d.n.i. you, appointing station chiefs. he thought that was the privilege of the head of the c.i.a. those kinds-- that represents a kind of conflict that was in the post as head of the c.i.a. and the d.n.i. was that unresolved, even when you left? >> a couple of things on that, charlie, since it was an incident which did happen early on, and-- the first-- the first thing is there was not an issue of the d.n.i. appointing station chiefs. the issue was who apoints the-- or who would be the d.n.i. representatives. that is, in any country, we ha
what city is going to be under siege? you have to do both from the intelligence point of view, sit in the situation room and support policy and get really down and dirty in the field trying to get individuals. i thought we did pretty well, pretty well. >> rose: my understanding of your experience there and from what i know and i've read, is that bureaucracy and turf played a huge role in terms of conflict, and that leon panetta, as head of the c.i.a., take one example, did not want the...
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a lot of the cities, new york, washington, l.a. actually practiced this in a unified space with others, with other federal and local partners. so they've learned quite a bit on how timely you need to get there. you have to get there quick in order to save lives. how to get through the building as quick as you can. it's about getting there, taking out the adversary and saving the rest of the people there. that's what the training goes to >> rose: and it's extraordinarily different from how we were raised. the protocol through the '70s, the '80s, the '90s was get containment and wait for your special forces, you your swat team to go in and open a dialogue with the subject try to talk them out. that was an old model which dealt with the professional criminal or the person who was crying for help. the new model is while you're setting up your perimeter and waiting for your swat team your person is engaged in what another term mary ellen will teach us today, hunting behavior. which is they are stalking in that location to kill has peopl
a lot of the cities, new york, washington, l.a. actually practiced this in a unified space with others, with other federal and local partners. so they've learned quite a bit on how timely you need to get there. you have to get there quick in order to save lives. how to get through the building as quick as you can. it's about getting there, taking out the adversary and saving the rest of the people there. that's what the training goes to >> rose: and it's extraordinarily different from how...
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it was in chinese and it was placed by a reporter in the mainland who had gone to the city where he works. we needed him to confirm a couple things in order to make sure that we had the right guy. as dune pointed out he used some of the same infrastructure used for hacking. he registered a website for basically a mobile phone shop. he was making a little money on the side, and we needed him to confirm that that mobile phone shop was in fact his and that he has a relatively common last name and we needed to make sure he was the same guy who worked at the pla's cyber security institute which basically trains military operations in cyber wars. so the phone call was quite simple. we asked a couple of initial questions, are you the man who works at this university. he says yes. i'm not teaching classes today, i'm outside the city. do you own this mobile phone shop. he says yes. i no longer visit. that was some time ago. and then we begin to ask questions about the hacking activity and the other thing he does. and he quickly set the tone changes immediately he says that's not convenient to talk
it was in chinese and it was placed by a reporter in the mainland who had gone to the city where he works. we needed him to confirm a couple things in order to make sure that we had the right guy. as dune pointed out he used some of the same infrastructure used for hacking. he registered a website for basically a mobile phone shop. he was making a little money on the side, and we needed him to confirm that that mobile phone shop was in fact his and that he has a relatively common last name and...
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mullah omar, the leader of the taliban in afghanistan, is believed to be in the city of quetta in pakistan. so it may be the best place for these fugitives to hide is in a major urban area. >> the final moments of bin laden we referred to earlier, there is the notion that his wife was either voluntarily or for some other reason tried to shield him and that's when she was killed? >> right. his fourth wife, his youngest wife, who is described to us as kind of a teenaged almost mail order bride who he married some time ago, his wives are dedicated to his cause as well and one or two other women there were injured, also used as shields. this woman, though, died. >> rose: so what's the next shoe to drop in this? >> i think the questions we've talked about, charlie, particularly the role of pakistan. was the government of pakistan complicit at any level in trying to hide him for the last 13 years, really? certainly since the 9/11 attacks of 2001. the u.s. has been trying to kill him since 1998 when president bill clinton ordered cruise missiles to go after his camp. they missed him then. we've m
mullah omar, the leader of the taliban in afghanistan, is believed to be in the city of quetta in pakistan. so it may be the best place for these fugitives to hide is in a major urban area. >> the final moments of bin laden we referred to earlier, there is the notion that his wife was either voluntarily or for some other reason tried to shield him and that's when she was killed? >> right. his fourth wife, his youngest wife, who is described to us as kind of a teenaged almost mail...
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fishing industry the city of new bedford. i was then ld in this new district there's going to be 325,000 new people. but i can't walk away from the 650,000 i knew have. so now i'm responsible for a million people. i have to campaign among the 325,000, i have to advocate for the 650. it would have meant spending a considerable amount of time campaign. i believe i would have had v won. i would have had to work very hard. it would have diverted me from e government stuff. and i wouldclose with this. a young man from one medium asked me well, you had a similar situation in 1981 when there was a drastic change in your district and you had to run very hard to win and you ran. now you're facing a similar situation, why are you behaving differently? and my answer, which i assume you will appreciate is "you're asking me why i made a different caer decision at 71 than i made at 41." and i think he was about 25, charlie, i don't think he still understood what i was talking about. >> rose: (laughs) there you go. there's also this. some s
fishing industry the city of new bedford. i was then ld in this new district there's going to be 325,000 new people. but i can't walk away from the 650,000 i knew have. so now i'm responsible for a million people. i have to campaign among the 325,000, i have to advocate for the 650. it would have meant spending a considerable amount of time campaign. i believe i would have had v won. i would have had to work very hard. it would have diverted me from e government stuff. and i wouldclose with...
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they're exchanging fire as they try to move the extremists to the outskirts of the city. we were on a convoy meant to protect the aid route in the city when we witnessed the fire food. the u.n. says somalia faces the worst food emergency in the world, but it's clear they face something else, a political vacuum, a weak government, and an al-qaeda-linked group determined to gain more power here. >> we're trying to make it impossible. >> to try to block the aid? >> yeah, trying to block the aid. >> as we pulled away, our convoy hit with gunfire, too. no one was hurt. we just took a direct hit on this convoy, and you're convinced that was al-shabaab? >> a short distance away, a reminder of the stakes here, the hungry children living in erflowing refugee camps and hearing gun battles in the hill. >> david and valerie are here. i was caught with the "new york times" photograph on augt 2nd, many of you who see "the times" may have seen that photograph. i'm sure you've seen these kinds of phographs and these stories. the question is, what's going to happen? >> you can't get it ou
they're exchanging fire as they try to move the extremists to the outskirts of the city. we were on a convoy meant to protect the aid route in the city when we witnessed the fire food. the u.n. says somalia faces the worst food emergency in the world, but it's clear they face something else, a political vacuum, a weak government, and an al-qaeda-linked group determined to gain more power here. >> we're trying to make it impossible. >> to try to block the aid? >> yeah, trying...
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it was the heaviest fighting the city has seen in two months. in iraq, some 80 inmates, including al qaeda militants, escaped from a prison. the jailbreak happened overnight in tikrit after several convicts seized weapons from a prison storeroom. they clashed with security guards for hours before overpowering them and breaking free. a dozen people were killed, including ten guards. iraqi officials said 36 of the inmates were later recaptured. police in minneapolis said the gunman in an office shooting yesterday habeenired hours before he killed four people and then himself. another of the shooting victims died in the hospital today. last evening, dozens of police and swat team officials swarmed a minneapolis neighborhood after a man opened fire at a sign- making business. the company's owner and a ups driver were among those killed. three other people were injured in the shootings. the u.s. postal service will miss its next payment to the treasury, due on sunday. the $5.6 billion will be its second default in as many months. postmaster general p
it was the heaviest fighting the city has seen in two months. in iraq, some 80 inmates, including al qaeda militants, escaped from a prison. the jailbreak happened overnight in tikrit after several convicts seized weapons from a prison storeroom. they clashed with security guards for hours before overpowering them and breaking free. a dozen people were killed, including ten guards. iraqi officials said 36 of the inmates were later recaptured. police in minneapolis said the gunman in an office...
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i wasn't in like this city, in this state, or like even on this earth, so my whole grand scheme, grand plan was like scide by cop. >> reporter: andy planned a so called suicide by cop, expecting the authorities to gun him down, but he had a change of heart at the last minute dropped the revolver and surrendered. researchers say 60% of rampage shooters are suicidal before the carnage. psychologist john keilp studies suicidal people, trying to find out how their brains differ from others. >> we're looking at what's different about those people. one of the things i think we feel confident about is that there is something different about those people, thait's not just a feature of depression. >> take your three fingers and put it on the buttons and one, two, and three stands for the response red, blue or green. >> reporter: keilp believes one fundamental difference may show up in a deceptively simple test, which he let me try. it is called a stroop test invented by psychologist john ridley stroop in the 1930s. it sounds simple: all i had to do is identify the color i saw in the screen. >>
i wasn't in like this city, in this state, or like even on this earth, so my whole grand scheme, grand plan was like scide by cop. >> reporter: andy planned a so called suicide by cop, expecting the authorities to gun him down, but he had a change of heart at the last minute dropped the revolver and surrendered. researchers say 60% of rampage shooters are suicidal before the carnage. psychologist john keilp studies suicidal people, trying to find out how their brains differ from others....
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happen at the los angeles city council level. you're seeing it expand rapidly. very similar to what happened with south africa as well. >> ifill: jesse jackson's congressional seat in chicago has become ground zero for lots of reasons but in this particular case when it comes to gun violence, how much is this bloomberg money, mayor mike bloomberg's pac having on this race. >> a billionaire is willing to spend here. he spend $5 million in a democratic contest in california in the fall last year and was able to oust an incumbent, congressman joe bacca a bring in a newcomer to this race. that's similar to what he's trying to do here. he's running against a former member of congress in that ad that we saw in that set-up there. he's saying i can spend my money here. i can really effect change in little ways. that's where he wants to make the difference. >> ifill: you look at this and what's happening in philadelph philadelphia. not arkansas. but you see what's happening in colorado. all these different placeses. you wonder to yourself
happen at the los angeles city council level. you're seeing it expand rapidly. very similar to what happened with south africa as well. >> ifill: jesse jackson's congressional seat in chicago has become ground zero for lots of reasons but in this particular case when it comes to gun violence, how much is this bloomberg money, mayor mike bloomberg's pac having on this race. >> a billionaire is willing to spend here. he spend $5 million in a democratic contest in california in the...
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but if we ever get into the situation where we're able to use deadlier weapons against one of our cities, we'll have hundreds of thousands of casualties to worry about. so do you say, well, we'll do enough to make certain that we got 95% probability we can stop? is that enough? are you willing to accept that 5%. >> rose: a couple points. one is that leon panetta said in fact when they asked him about "zero dark thirty" he said eve without those techques we would have eventually have gotten osama bin laden. >> what's he base that on? >> rose: his judgment as former secretary of defense and former director of the c.i.a. this is this is a man you said you respect. >> i do respect him. we were republicans together back in the nixon administration but i think that you would eventually have gotten him but that was not our only objective. what about the fact that al qaeda was still out there and they were trying to acquire nuclear materi? >>ose: do yo have gre admiration for the president in the situation room when he made the call he did? and had put together the continuation of some of the sa
but if we ever get into the situation where we're able to use deadlier weapons against one of our cities, we'll have hundreds of thousands of casualties to worry about. so do you say, well, we'll do enough to make certain that we got 95% probability we can stop? is that enough? are you willing to accept that 5%. >> rose: a couple points. one is that leon panetta said in fact when they asked him about "zero dark thirty" he said eve without those techques we would have eventually...
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he was living in a compound in the city. how we will remember him has changed drastically. i was very moved by something i read in the local paper where somebody in boston who lost his brother said this is in a sense fulfilling. it's justice. and there's some gratification or satisfaction of the justice. but it's also renewing the wound. this man is always going to represent something painful, though fact that ten years later fate gave in to justice changes it. >> woodruff: lauren french, what about for you, for your generation? you were what? you said 11 years old. many of your friends were close to that age. what has he meant to you? >> i think osama bin laden was kind of my generation especially the kids in college right now who are anywhere from 9 to 12 when 9/11 happened, it was our first introduction to what evil in a sense sort of was. he was our first person that you could really say was a national enemy for our generation. >> woodruff: and now that he's been killed, is there a sense of relief? is there... i mean, you know, among those you've talked to? >> well, whe
he was living in a compound in the city. how we will remember him has changed drastically. i was very moved by something i read in the local paper where somebody in boston who lost his brother said this is in a sense fulfilling. it's justice. and there's some gratification or satisfaction of the justice. but it's also renewing the wound. this man is always going to represent something painful, though fact that ten years later fate gave in to justice changes it. >> woodruff: lauren french,...
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previous lives. >> rose: the president's press conference and the "life of pi" next. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> i'm al hunt of "bloomberg news" filling in for charlie rose from washington. we quinn if th evening with news from the white house. president obama heldaise first press conference since his reelection. he delivered a brief opening statement, emphasizing the need tovert the fiscal cliff set to take effect january 1. >> there's only one way to solve these humans and that is to do it together. as i've said before, i'm open to compromise and i'm open to new ideas and i've been encouraged the past week to hear republican after republican to agree on the need from more revenue from the wealthiest american as parent of our arithmetic if we're serious about reducing the deficit. >> the president fielded questions. the budget was the most pressing subject. obama vowed not tho extend the bush tax cuts for the top 2% of income earners. >> when it comes to the top 2%, what i'm not going to do i
previous lives. >> rose: the president's press conference and the "life of pi" next. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> i'm al hunt of "bloomberg news" filling in for charlie rose from washington. we quinn if th evening with news from the white house. president obama heldaise first press conference since his reelection. he delivered a brief opening statement, emphasizing the need tovert the...
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the tuscaloosa twister tore through a city of 83,000 people. leaving in its wake, entire neighborhoods wiped off the map. by this morning, shell-shocked residents were out, trying to take stock. >> i couldn't get up. i was having to move stuff off of me and i got up and this is what i woke up to. >> pieces of our house scattered all over two or three counties, but like i said we are alive. >> brown: some were transfixed by the wreckage that was once their homes -- now splintered into piles of debris. others began picking their away around, to gather up what they could. and rescuers did their best to pull survivors from the rubble, including this young girl who was found under a pile of bricks. but officials said scores of people were still missing. >> we heard a moan coming from under there, but they ain't moving the stuff so we can get through there. her kids, they don't know where she at. she been missing since yesterday. >> brown: the twister did only minor damage to the university of alabama campus, narrowly missing the school's football st
the tuscaloosa twister tore through a city of 83,000 people. leaving in its wake, entire neighborhoods wiped off the map. by this morning, shell-shocked residents were out, trying to take stock. >> i couldn't get up. i was having to move stuff off of me and i got up and this is what i woke up to. >> pieces of our house scattered all over two or three counties, but like i said we are alive. >> brown: some were transfixed by the wreckage that was once their homes -- now...
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unknown assailants fired rockets at a terminal for the tankers near the southwestern city of quetta. the tankers have been stuck there, awaiting the re-opening of the border crossing. it was closed in late november, after a nato airstrike killed 24 pakistani troops. the route is used to ferry fuel and other supplies to u.s. and nato troops in afghanistan. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy... >> woodruff: president obama is still waiting for republicans to pick a nominee to challenge him in next year's election, but that hasn't stopped him from entering the campaign fray. 11 months from election day 2012, the president took to the white house briefing room in full-blown campaign mode. mr. obama's appearance-- announced just minutes beforehand-- came shortly after senate republicans blocked his nominee to head the consumer financial protection bureau. the president said he would continue to challenge republicans to defend their position. >> i will not take any options off the table when it comes to getting richard cordray in as director of the consumer financ
unknown assailants fired rockets at a terminal for the tankers near the southwestern city of quetta. the tankers have been stuck there, awaiting the re-opening of the border crossing. it was closed in late november, after a nato airstrike killed 24 pakistani troops. the route is used to ferry fuel and other supplies to u.s. and nato troops in afghanistan. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy... >> woodruff: president obama is still waiting for republicans to pick a...
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the baba amr section of the city had been blasted into ruins in a month-long bombardment by the military. in damascus today, the u.n. humanitarian chief, valerie amos, told of seeing the shattered neighborhood, during a visit yesterday. >> the devastation there is significant. that part of homs is completely destroyed and i am concerned to know what has happened to the people who lived in that part of the city. >> reporter: meanwhile, tanks and soldiers patrolled in the southern city of daraa in a bid to repress the uprising that began there more than a year ago. but president assad's regime was dealt a new blow, with four more military officers defecting, plus the deputy oil minister. he was identified as the man in this online video, urging the end of an oppressiveegime. >> ( translated ): this is why i have chosen to join the voice of righteousness, knowing that this regime will burn my home, persecute my family and come up with a lot of lies. i advise my colleagues who have been silent in the face of crimes for a year to abandon this sinking ship which is about to drown. >> suarez: a
the baba amr section of the city had been blasted into ruins in a month-long bombardment by the military. in damascus today, the u.n. humanitarian chief, valerie amos, told of seeing the shattered neighborhood, during a visit yesterday. >> the devastation there is significant. that part of homs is completely destroyed and i am concerned to know what has happened to the people who lived in that part of the city. >> reporter: meanwhile, tanks and soldiers patrolled in the southern...
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hit cities in the region. and he talks to the national weather service director about what may turn out to be the most active tornado month on record. >> brown: john burns of "the new york times" looks behind the pomp and pageantry following our extended look at this morning's royal wedding in london's westminster abbey. >> i william take thee catherine to be my wedded wife. >> for better or for worse. >> for better or for worse. >> to love and to cherish. >> and theregive me my troth. >> and >> warner: and mark shields and david brooks analyze the week's news. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> i mean, where would we be without small businesses? >> we need small businesses. >> they're the ones that help drive growth. >> like electricians, mechanics, carpenters. >> they strengthen our communities. >> every year, chevron spends billions with small businesses
hit cities in the region. and he talks to the national weather service director about what may turn out to be the most active tornado month on record. >> brown: john burns of "the new york times" looks behind the pomp and pageantry following our extended look at this morning's royal wedding in london's westminster abbey. >> i william take thee catherine to be my wedded wife. >> for better or for worse. >> for better or for worse. >> to love and to...
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a hot air balloon carrying tourists caught fire over the ancient city of luxor and crashed in a field. the dead were from europe and asia. in addition, the egyptian pilot and one british man were hospitalized with burns. italy's politicians searched for a way forward today after an election that left a political stalemate. that, in turn, generated new fears of economic fallout. we have a report from jonathan rugman of independent television news. >> reporter: the news from rome has sent shock waves across europe. a rebellion against austerity, a rebellion, too, against their fossilized politicians. this man has upturned the old order. a comedian, with a 20-hour working week, tax cuts and a referendum on the euro. the clown turned potential king maker here. this taxi driver backed him. it was a protest vote, he told me. he might be a comedian but he can't be worse than what we've got. the extraordinary success of his grass roots movement has taken italy by complete surprise. if you're looking for a party headquarters for him here in rome you won't find one. all there is this room in th
a hot air balloon carrying tourists caught fire over the ancient city of luxor and crashed in a field. the dead were from europe and asia. in addition, the egyptian pilot and one british man were hospitalized with burns. italy's politicians searched for a way forward today after an election that left a political stalemate. that, in turn, generated new fears of economic fallout. we have a report from jonathan rugman of independent television news. >> reporter: the news from rome has sent...
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the alert today cited an the city. the alt toy citean iminent threat to westerners in the city. there were no specifics, and the u.s. embassy in libya said it had nothing pointing to threats against americans. the u.s. ambassador to libya -- and three other americans -- died last september when islamist militants attacked the u.s. consulate in benghazi. north korea declared today it will conduct a third nuclear test, defying newly expanded u.n. sanctions. the announcement came two days after the u.n. security council condemned the north for a long-range rocket test last month. in response, the north's top governing body -- the national defense commission -- issued this statement,n state t.v. >> ( translated ): we do not deny that a variety of satellites and long-range rockets will be launched. one after another and a nuclear test of a higher level which will be carried out by it in the upcoming all-out action, and a new phase of the anti-us struggle that has lasted century after century will target the us, the sworn enemy of the korean people. >> sreenivasan: there was no word o
the alert today cited an the city. the alt toy citean iminent threat to westerners in the city. there were no specifics, and the u.s. embassy in libya said it had nothing pointing to threats against americans. the u.s. ambassador to libya -- and three other americans -- died last september when islamist militants attacked the u.s. consulate in benghazi. north korea declared today it will conduct a third nuclear test, defying newly expanded u.n. sanctions. the announcement came two days after...
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temperatures in the windy city were the highest in five years, just a few months after a winter that saw record cold and snow. >> winter time, i can't wait for the summer. bring it on, bring it on. summer get here, i'm ready for the winter again. >> suarez: records also fell up and down the east coast. in new york city, those brave enough to venture out endured 97-degree heat. >> it's really rough. it's really hot. >> it feels like it's august. it is hot and it is warm. >> suarez: and there was not much relief underground, either. >> i was managing out there, then i got here, that's when i started sweating. >> suarez: new york mayor michael bloomberg visited one of the city's 400 cooling centers and urged caution. >> it's a good time to stop in on a neighbor, particularly someone who is old and living by themselves, and say, "i just want to make sure you're cool enough. and you can go to a mall, you can go to the movies, you can go to a cooling center." >> suarez: others took time off and swarmed beaches inew rsey. readings were on track to break 100 in philadelphia this week, where
temperatures in the windy city were the highest in five years, just a few months after a winter that saw record cold and snow. >> winter time, i can't wait for the summer. bring it on, bring it on. summer get here, i'm ready for the winter again. >> suarez: records also fell up and down the east coast. in new york city, those brave enough to venture out endured 97-degree heat. >> it's really rough. it's really hot. >> it feels like it's august. it is hot and it is warm....
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at the moment the regime still control can every major city in the country. and the rebels have not been able to change that balance. i think the focus of the fighting now is around two major airbases. the regime still controls the air. the rebels control most of the rural areas in the country, and two major cities are now in dispute. but the lines really haven't moved over the last couple of months. >> suarez: the anti-u.s. tone of the rebels is interesting. it em sos like it's been intensified even as the united states talks about delivering nonlethal aid to both civilians and the fighters themselves. how do you explain that? >> i think that there was some expectation when the opposition reformed itself into a new group. when the military, the rebels reformed themselves into a more coherent group. that that would somehow pay off for them. that there would be some, more weapons delivered, maybe some pore aid that will come directly through the opposition movement, to bolster their position inside the country. so far that hasn't happened. and that's been part
at the moment the regime still control can every major city in the country. and the rebels have not been able to change that balance. i think the focus of the fighting now is around two major airbases. the regime still controls the air. the rebels control most of the rural areas in the country, and two major cities are now in dispute. but the lines really haven't moved over the last couple of months. >> suarez: the anti-u.s. tone of the rebels is interesting. it em sos like it's been...
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said the city had marshaled an army of plows and salt trucks. >> the sanitation department will deploy something like 1,700 snowplows and 65 front-end loaders. it also has 450 salt-spreaders already deployed. >> brown: the storm also focused new concern on the new york and new jersey shore areas still recovering from hurricane sandy. they faced the prospect of being flooded again. >> we are trying to batten down the hatches here, if any storms are coming. the last one ruined us totally. >> brown: and long forehe worst hit, air travel was in a shambles. well over 4,000 flights were canceled through saturday, sending ripple effects across the country. the snow also halted amtrak and some mass transit service in the northeast. and for the latest on what's expected tonight and this weekend, we turn to bernie rayno, a meteorologist with accuweather. so what is the latest on the track of the storm and expected snow amounts? >> well, i will tell you, the worst of this storm we have been pointing out all week is going to be across southern new england. two storms as you mentioned, and the firs
said the city had marshaled an army of plows and salt trucks. >> the sanitation department will deploy something like 1,700 snowplows and 65 front-end loaders. it also has 450 salt-spreaders already deployed. >> brown: the storm also focused new concern on the new york and new jersey shore areas still recovering from hurricane sandy. they faced the prospect of being flooded again. >> we are trying to batten down the hatches here, if any storms are coming. the last one ruined...
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bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> citi turns 200 this year. in that time, there have been some good days and some difficult ones, but through it all, we persevered. supporting some of the biggest ideas in modern history. so why should our anniversary matter to you? because for 200 years, we've been helping ide move from ambition to achievement. and the next great idea could be yours. >> and with the ongoing support of these ititutions and foundation and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org
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. >> i teach in san bernadino, which is the second poorest city in the country. we have children that have not even held a book before, i go into homes where children have never held a crayon, not one and the expectation that the appropriate choice is to evaluate teachers, let's put money into evaluating teachers? let's put money into supporting our poorest students. >> sreenivasan: the issue of testing, too early and too often, was a hot topic in many of these gatherings. >> the goal is not to teach them inquiry in my classroom. learn this fact, it's in isolation of everything else. don't worry if it's relevant, just learn this fact. we don't test them as thinkers, they test if they can memorize. so we need to critically think about why we're testing. >> sreenasan: after the l.a. town hall, sat down with melinda gates, co-founder of the bill and melinda gates foundation. since 1994, the philanthropic organization has spent more than $6 billion on u.s. that has placed the foundation at the center of many debates in education, including over smaller schools, testi
. >> i teach in san bernadino, which is the second poorest city in the country. we have children that have not even held a book before, i go into homes where children have never held a crayon, not one and the expectation that the appropriate choice is to evaluate teachers, let's put money into evaluating teachers? let's put money into supporting our poorest students. >> sreenivasan: the issue of testing, too early and too often, was a hot topic in many of these gatherings. >>...
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district of columbia or you live in florida ther able to target the early voting to your city. >> the romney campaign working with google. what they do is you buy up popular search terms so that you have a way of serving up your ads to people who might be interested in politics. >> brown: so there's a way for all kinds of voters to interact if you live in a state where there's early voting. >> 72 states are allowing in person voting. >> brown: what about twitter? you were telling me there's a twitter presence here, too. >> there is a twitter presence and we're finding people on twitter-- and i think we might have said this before at some point-- they are very emotionally-- can get very emotionally involved and emotionally attached to the people they're communicating with on twit sore if there's something that says "get out and vote. go vote early" and that's shared among their friends they're more likely to do it. >> there's a lot of partisanship on twitter but i'm seeing a lot of tweets, here's how to vote eay if you live in texas and such and such a county. people sharing with their
district of columbia or you live in florida ther able to target the early voting to your city. >> the romney campaign working with google. what they do is you buy up popular search terms so that you have a way of serving up your ads to people who might be interested in politics. >> brown: so there's a way for all kinds of voters to interact if you live in a state where there's early voting. >> 72 states are allowing in person voting. >> brown: what about twitter? you...
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. >> major funding for the pbs newshour haseepridedy: bnsf >> citi. supporting progress for 200 years. at&t and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporion for public badcaing. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: after a promising start at the beginning of the year, job growth in the united states slowed again last month. the labor department revised upward the number of jobs created in previous months, but reported only 115,000 new jobs came on-stream in april. new jobs were added last month, but fewer than expected. and the unemployment rate dipped to a three-year low of 8.1%, but mainly because frustrated job- hunters stopped looking. speaking at a virginia high school today, president obama focused on some positive signs. >> after the worst economic crisis since the great depression, our busi
. >> major funding for the pbs newshour haseepridedy: bnsf >> citi. supporting progress for 200 years. at&t and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporion for public badcaing. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >>...
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reported a hundred people died when government forces shelled the city. there's more from shields and brooks online. hari sreenivasan explains. hari. >> sreenivasan: mark and david talk sports and politics on "the doubleheader" this super bowl weekend. find that on the "rundown" blog later this evening. and on "art beat," jeff talked with choreographer mark morris about a performance of his masterpiece, "l'allegro." also there, find a conversation with zach condon of the band beirut about their most recent album, "the rip tide." all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. judy. >> woodruff: and that's the newshour for tonight. on monday, we'll talk with the speaker of the house of representatives, john boehner. i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. "washington week" can be seen later this evening on most pbs stations. we'll see you online, and again here monday evening. have a nice weekend. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to so
reported a hundred people died when government forces shelled the city. there's more from shields and brooks online. hari sreenivasan explains. hari. >> sreenivasan: mark and david talk sports and politics on "the doubleheader" this super bowl weekend. find that on the "rundown" blog later this evening. and on "art beat," jeff talked with choreographer mark morris about a performance of his masterpiece, "l'allegro." also there, find a conversation...
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when other fans, opposing fans in the northern city of port sayyid attacked the opposing bleachers. of course, we ow that 74 people died at least. and so the fallout and the anger really has to do with the negligence of the security forces and what they didn't do rather than what they did do. >> suarez: well, the world has long been familiar, sadly, with violence at soccer stadiums, from latin america to africa to western europe. is this somehow different? does this come with political overtones that perhaps those other incidents don't have? >> well, this is different only... really in the sense that the... egypt is going through a very tumultuous political situation right now. so it's not so different from just a regular outpouring of violent rage at a soccer game. really that's what it was. that's what we saw on the videos of fans rushing the field. it's no different in that sense. but the translation of the deaths and the way this nation is dealing with this event, that's a dramatically different affair and will be every time there's violence in the streets of egypt because it's
when other fans, opposing fans in the northern city of port sayyid attacked the opposing bleachers. of course, we ow that 74 people died at least. and so the fallout and the anger really has to do with the negligence of the security forces and what they didn't do rather than what they did do. >> suarez: well, the world has long been familiar, sadly, with violence at soccer stadiums, from latin america to africa to western europe. is this somehow different? does this come with political...